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Saunas for Your Home Away From Home: Finnleo Panel-Built Outdoor Saunas Simplify Installation and Bring Saunas to Second Homes

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Cokato, MN (PRWEB) July 28, 2012

With summer in full-swing, most families with a vacation home or property have had a chance to enjoy their home away from home. While more luxury homes are including saunas in a home gym or spa-styled bath, the vacation home, where people go for total relaxation, can benefit as well, even with a small floor plan for the house. Finnleo Patio Saunas and Metro Series Sauna packages can extend your relaxation to the outdoors, with panel-built saunas designed for outdoor use.

For homes with a back porch or patio, the Patio Series panel-built sauna is ideal. Available in 4 sizes, ranging from 4×5 to 5×7, the Patio series is available with maintenance free siding, cedar shingles or metal roof, and several heater options. Within hours of receiving the sauna, the room can be installed and begin being enjoyed. Because of the smaller size, this is the perfect choice when outdoor space is limited.

For homes on a lake, with pools, or with a larger property, the Metro Series packages offer many more features and a larger size. With sizes starting at 7×10 and as large as 8×12, the saunas include changing rooms, and the 8×12 has an optional shower in the changing room. The rooms are constructed of 4-1/4 insulated panel with Nordic White Spruce, with an optional upgrade to maintenance free siding for the exterior. Because of the size of the rooms and the availability of wood-burning stoves, the Metro Series is a great addition to a hunting camp, allowing fellow chilled hunters to be warmed by the sauna while talking about the days hunt.

Of course, both the Patio and the Metro Series saunas are wonderful additions to main residences as well. If a sauna has been desired, but lack of interior space has prevented the installation of a sauna in the home, these outdoor options may be the solution.

For more information on the Patio Series and Metro Series saunas, contact a local Finnleo dealer, visit Finnleos website, or call Finnleo at 1-800-346-6536 (FINNLEO).







Quick Tip Video and Blog Post from Digital Marketer Published by Managing Editor

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Austin, TX (PRWEB) July 30, 2012

Digital Marketer, the industry leading online marketing innovators, have published their latest DM Quick Tip Video and a corresponding blog post by DM Managing Editor Josh Loposer.

Loposer describes what he thinks is a worthy alternative to the expensive and cumbersome photo editing programs available to the online marketing crowd. Instead of resorting to a pitfall of potential problems, Loposer suggests otherwise.

Ive noticed that a lot of digital marketers, especially those who are just getting started, think they need to invest in fancy image editing software like Photoshop, Loposer said. There are two reasons why I would caution against that move. Number one, its expensive. Two, Photoshop has a fairly steep learning curve, so unless youre opening an online photo editing business, you probably have a lot more important things to spend your time on.

In response to that, the latest DM Quick Tip covers the use of PicMonkey, an easy and effective way to edit photos without purchasing, downloading, and learning an overkill photo editing product. Loposer goes through the PicMonkey process in the DM Quick Tip Video.

The idea behind DM Quick Tips is to utilize a convenient way to share the smartest, slickest, and sweetest online marketing tips that the experts at Digital Marketer come across. They are shared on the Digital Marketer blog weekly.

Thats the reason weve started DM Quick Tips, an ongoing series of snappy little demos that will hopefully help you be a more better marketer, Loposer said in the post.

Digital Marketer is also encouraging audiences to contribute their own Quick Tips in the form of ideas, tools, techniques, and strategies, and share them on Digital Marketers Facebook page.

Digital Marketer releases informational and educational materials to help businesses and entrepreneurs gain insight and information on the trends, data, and strategies that can take them to the top of their industry. Through their RAW Training courses, strategic plans, blogs, newsletters, site reviews, and Special Reports, Digital Marketer supercharges every single marketing campaign it touches. For more information, visit DigitalMarketer.com.







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Frozen Food Manufacturer In Manchester Appoints New Packaging Designer From Marketing Quotes To Re-Brand Product Range.

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Basingstoke, UK (PRWEB UK) 5 July 2012

Packaging designers that work in the food industry will know only too well that food packaging design needs to be attractive, yet clear in the nutritional properties. A frozen food company recently came under the spotlight due to poor visibility of the nutritional properties of their product ranges, so approached Marketing Quotes for help with the design and layout. Marketing Quotes advised them talking to graphic designers that had experience in the food industry so as to ensure they best possible design solution.

A spokesperson from the food company stated ‘our foods are fine to be taken as part of a healthy balanced diet and the media coverage we received with regards to fat and salt content is a little unfair. However we are happy to re-design our packaging to ensure that the nutritional content is very visible to our customers. We are always looking at ways to ensure tasty healthy meals that can be prepared quickly with the minimum of fuss, and our customers are really our first priority.’

Anne Richards (who works for Marketing Quotes) added ‘ the food industry is keen to ensure that consumers know exactly what they are consuming so as to avoid problems of obesity, which currently is an epidemic sweeping the UK due to the fast food industry. We have suggested them talk to designers that have experience in the food sector, as they will know the requirements to be balanced with attractive and appealing designs.

About Marketing Quotes – Marketing Quotes is a free service to UK businesses to help them get free advice and quotes from local marketing agencies that know and understand their industry.







AtHomeNet Announces Plans to Integrate with Village Management Software (VMS) from Team Soft Solutions

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Suwanee, GA (PRWEB) June 19, 2012

AtHomeNet, Inc., a provider of web-based services for community associations, announces their planned integration with Las Vegas based property management software provider, Team Soft Solutions, creators of Village Management Software (VMS). The integration will allow residents of communities to view their account information by logging into their AtHomeNet community website.

The idea behind partnering was based on requests from both companies clients. Team Soft Solutions Owner, Michael Renaldo explains, We have clients who have been asking for integration with AtHomeNet, and we are very pleased that we will soon be able to provide it.

Initial integration will provide clients residents access to their Account Balances, Last Payment Information, and Charges & Payment Account History – all through their communitys AtHomeNet website. Future additions as a result of the partnership include providing access to violations, architectural requests, and more.

Serving more than 650 association management companies in the US and 7 other countries, AtHomeNet is focused on helping them provide better services to their community clients. One of our goals is to make it easier for our management company clients to do their job, says Susan Sanders, AtHomeNet CEO and Co-Founder. This new collaboration will do just that by helping our VMS clients reduce phone calls and emails to the association manager while putting important information in the hands of their residents.

VMS provides interactive, real-time property management tools to thousands of homeowners associations, condominium associations, and apartment/rental management companies. For more information visit http://www.villagemanagementsoftware.com.

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Nexus Achieves Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialization from Cisco in USA

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Valencia, Calif. (PRWEB) July 13, 2012

Nexus IS, Inc. (Nexus) announced today that it has achieved the Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialization from Cisco. This specialization recognizes Nexus as having fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, design and deploy comprehensive Cisco

SEO and Social Media Services Available from the Kitchen & Bath Channel Present a Marketing Advantage to Kitchen & Bath Industry Professionals

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Chaspel Hill, NC (PRWEB) June 28, 2012

The Kitchen & Bath Channel announced today the addition of SEO (search engine optimization) and Social Media Marketing programs exclusively for kitchen & bath professionals and manufacturers. The SEO program is available in three tiered levels, from basic, effective search engine optimization to an all-inclusive recognition plan. The social media initiatives are also offered in various levels based on the number of social media sites and posts.

According to Partner, and Co-Founder Max Isley, CMKBD, What truly sets the Kitchen & Bath Channel apart is that it was created by kitchen & bath industry marketing and design professionals for kitchen and bath industry professionals. We understand the needs of the professional, and their relationships to both the manufacturer and the homeowner that gives our clients a competitive advantage, whether they are subscribers to the Kitchen & Bath Channel (app, website and social media), marketing partners or both.

In addition to the SEO and Social Media packages, the Kitchen & Bath Channel offers additional marketing services, including local and national Public Relations programs, integrated Marketing Plans, Website Design and Development, Graphic Design and an array of other creative services.

The Kitchen & Bath Channel is an online, mobile and social media community linking homeowners with kitchen & bath design and remodeling professionals. This unique platform provides kitchen and bath industry professionals with multifaceted connections to homeowners, including blogs, articles, websites, social media, mobile devices, smart phones and more.

It is the homeowners destination for research, education and shopping the place to find the perfect kitchen and bath or remodeling professional, whether online or on the go.







Corus360 Achieves Premier Certification from Cisco

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Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) July 11, 2012

Corus360, a technology consulting and solutions firm in Norcross, GA, announced it has achieved Premier Certification from Cisco. To earn Premier Certification, Corus360 had to meet standards for networking competency, service, support and customer satisfactions set forth by Cisco.

This is a great accomplishment for us as we continue to build a solid Networking Practice. This will allow Corus360 to assist clients with an array of offerings in and outside of the Data Center, said Jay Moore, Director of Sales Operations at Corus360.

We are excited and pleased to have achieved Cisco Premier status. We look forward to partnering with Cisco and our customers to offer a wide array of products and services. Corus360 has assembled an outstanding team of Cisco Certified engineers to design and deliver solutions. We plan to add Cisco Specialty certifications around Data Center Architecture, Security and Express UC, as well as integrate Cisco’s Cloud solution into Corus360′s Cloud offerings, said Scott Rowe, Vice President of Professional Services.

Cisco is committed to providing tools, training and programs to help drive partner growth, differentiation and profitability, said Surinder Brar, Senior Director of Worldwide Channels at Cisco. With specializations in CCDA, CCNA, CXFA, CXFF, CXFS, and CSE, Corus360 has made an investment in delivering the integrated and customized technology solutions todays customers demand.

“The $999 Home Studio” New PDF Guide From Disc Makers CD & DVD Manufacturing

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Pennsauken, NJ (PRWEB) June 25, 2012

Disc Makers has released the newest edition of their Home Studio Series in which they tackle the topic of building with a budget in mind. The $ 999 Home Studio Guide, The essential gear to get your studio off the ground is the third in a series of free, downloadable guides, set to include seven titles spanning topics such as building a professional home recording studio, choosing the right microphones, and making great mixes at home.

The $ 999 Home Studio Guide looks at the basics in the recording chain, while also offering insights into the function and price ranges of essential recording gear for your home studio, including cables, preamps, studio monitors, headphones, headphone amps, mic stands, and more.

The first installments in this series focused on the process of constructing and controlling the acoustics in a home recording studio, says Andre Calilhanna, the guide’s author. “Now we’re looking at some of the studio basics and touching on the differences in the recording chain, things a professional engineer knows by trade but that someone new to recording might not. There are also necessary items the new studio owner might overlook, so this guide will help keep them focused on the things they may not be considering when outfitting their studio.”

Disc Makers, the nations leading independent disc manufacturer, maintains Echoes, a DIY music blog, and has published over a dozen guides aimed at helping musicians sustain their own careers. This series of guides is their first to tackle the topic of home recording.

Volumes I & II in the series, Building a Professional Home Studio: A no-skimping guide to turning your living room into an A-Room and Creating a Home Project Studio, How to get optimal results from your space and budget are available for free download. Coming titles in the Home Studio Series will include The Home Studio Microphone Guide, Using Compressors, Delays, and Reverb, and Getting Great Tones in Your Home Studio.

“Each new volume will touch on a different topic related to home recording,” explains Calilhanna. “By the end, we’ll have a rich, well-rounded resource filled with nuggets of wisdom from folks who have plenty of recording experience and lots to share on the subject.”

About Disc Makers

In business since 1946, Disc Makers is the nations leading independent CD & DVD manufacturer, offering a wide variety of products and services, including state-of-the-art automated printers and duplication systems as well as complete CD & DVD duplication, CD & DVD replication and custom disc packaging for independent musicians, filmmakers, and businesses. The companys state-of-the-art facilities are outfitted with the latest graphic, printing, and CD & DVD replication equipment and products, as well as in-house studios for mastering and post production, DVD and CD-ROM multimedia authoring, and award-winning graphic design. Disc Makers manufactures and distributes a large selection of disc duplication and printing systems, as well as a full line of recordable media and disc packaging supplies. The company also offers a variety of additional services including download cards, posters, and music distribution. Disc Makers main office and plant is located near Philadelphia in Pennsauken, NJ, and the company has regional offices in Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Seattle, Nashville, Boston, Houston and Puerto Rico.

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Great Holiday Reading: Most Popular Customer Acquisition Content from Acquirgys IntelCenter (TM)

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St. Petersburg, FL (PRWEB) July 03, 2012

Acquirgy has compiled a special July 4th edition of the most popular downloaded content into a Great Holiday Reading recommendation for marketers who use DRTV and SEM. Highlighted content for this week include these Executive Briefs, all at: http://R3B.acquirgy.net:

Prolucid Technologies Inc. Awarded Nearly $900,000 from Ontarios Smart Grid Fund

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Mississauga, ON (PRWEB) June 11, 2012

Mississauga, ON, 11 June 2012 Prolucid Technologies Inc., a Toronto-based software engineering firm, announced today that it has been awarded $ 887,820 from Ontarios Smart Grid Fund to demonstrate its embedded LocalGrid software at Exhibition Place in Toronto.

In the two-year demonstration period, starting later this year, Prolucid will build an integrated network of intelligent grid devices to manage, monitor and control the power grid at Exhibition Place, an ideal site due to its high public profile and its current mix of distributed generation installation, including solar, wind and CHP (co-generation heat and power).

The project will integrate these existing devices using the latest grid communication protocols, providing Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited (Toronto Hydro) with an unprecedented level of detail about power quality, load, capacity and generation output across the network. Toronto Hydro will be able to use this data and the new tools the software provides to optimize the generation and consumption of power on the local grid at Exhibition Place, while also improving the quality and reliability of power in Toronto. Toronto Hydro is excited to be part of this innovative project. It should allow us to bring more green energy projects online, said Richard Ford, Manager, Grid Solutions, Toronto Hydro.

Prolucid has partnered with Toronto Hydro, National Instruments (NI), Ciufo & Cooperberg Consulting Inc. and WindShare, the cooperative that owns and operates the Exhibition Place wind turbine with Toronto Hydro. These partnerships will leverage industry experience and expertise to develop viable grid solutions that will ultimately reduce the cost of building a new, smarter electricity grid and increase the connection of clean, renewable energy into Ontarios generation mix.

The software and hardware platform based on National Instruments (NI) CompactRIO technology will allow Prolucid and Toronto Hydro to rapidly prototype, develop and deploy technologies that are designed to meet the requirements of the local grid, while also providing greater technology headroom for future requirements that have yet to be developed.

Due to the complexity of the electric power system, integration is key. The NI platform is beneficial because it addresses both legacy and intelligent energy systems. Distributed intelligence deployments will provide utilities with data that was previously unavailable, said Owen Golden, Vice President of National Instruments Global Energy Segment. Utilities will gain the ability to see across their entire system as well as the interconnection of renewable energy sources. This project will enable Toronto Hydro to harness the advanced analytics of the technology as it identifies new customer requirements that drive the evolution of the smart grid.

This funding and the demonstration project ensure that Ontario will continue to lead in the development of smart grid technology, said Bob Leigh, President, Prolucid Technologies Inc. Utilities globally face significant challenges to change the model of power consumption, reducing greenhouse gases and increasing the efficiency of the grid. The technology Prolucid is developing will allow utilities to rapidly upgrade their grid and move forward with better, greener solutions.

About Prolucid Technologies Inc.

Prolucid Technologies provides software engineering and product commercialization services, specializing in complex, mission critical, embedded systems that transform the way our clients do business. Our grid technology enables real-time management and control of power distribution to maximize the utilization of existing assets on the local grid for a fraction of new infrastructure costs. Prolucid is the winner of the 2011 Profit Hot 50 award and the BDO Business Value award. Prolucid is also a Silver Alliance Partner with National Instruments, partnering with them to develop grid solutions based on the NI CompactRIO product line.

About Toronto Hydro

Toronto Hydro is the regulated “wires” affiliate of Toronto Hydro Corporation and is the largest municipal electric distribution utility in Canada. Toronto Hydro ensures the safe and reliable delivery of electrical power to approximately 709,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers across the City of Toronto. This represents approximately 18 percent of electricity consumers in the province of Ontario. Toronto Hydro plans, maintains and operates Toronto’s electrical distribution system infrastructure safely, efficiently and in an environmentally responsible manner.

Toronto Hydro Facts:

City of Toronto population: 2.5 Million

Total number of customers: 709,000

Electricity Delivered (GigaWatt-Hours): 24,708

Total Revenue: $ 570.8 Million

Length of overhead wires (km): 15,100

Length of underground wires (km): Over 10,900

About National Instruments

Since 1976, National Instruments has equipped engineers and scientists with tools that accelerate productivity, innovation and discovery. NIs graphical system design approach to engineering provides an integrated software and hardware platform that speeds the development of any system needing measurement and control. The companys long-term vision and focus on improving society through its technology supports the success of its customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders.

About Ciufo & Cooperberg Consulting Inc.

Ciufo & Cooperberg Consulting Inc. (CCCI) provides services within the practice of Professional Engineering in the Province of Ontario. John Ciufo and Aaron Cooperberg are the principal owners. John Ciufo is a professional electrical engineer with thirty-six years of electric utility experience with a focus on protection and control (P&C) systems. John was the former Manager Protection & Control Strategies and Standards at Hydro One, and a former NERC and NPCC Relay Sub-committee Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively. Aaron Cooperberg is registered with Professional Engineers Ontario in the category of Power System Protection. Aaron has thirty-five years of electric utility experience with a focus on protection and control (P&C) systems. Aaron was the former Manager Protection & Control Planning at Hydro One. CCCI provides electric utilities with services in the following areas: smart grid, compliance, asset management, development of strategies, policies, standards, planning, training, and represent utilities as Owner Engineers.

About WindShare

WindShare is an innovative wind power co-operative, the first of its kind in Canada. WindShare’s mission is to demonstrate leadership and action in the community wind power sector, and to develop community power projects that are sustainable economically, environmentally, and socially. WindShare provides an alternative to large, centralized energy generation with the development of local, profitable and inclusive community power projects.

For more information, please contact:

Bob Leigh

President, Prolucid Technologies Inc.

Phone: 416-840-6493

Email:bob.leigh (at) prolucid (dot) ca

http://www.prolucid.ca

http://www.prolucidlocalgrid.com

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